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Hamas to skip Gaza Truce talks
Gaza [Palestine], August 15: Hamas said on Wednesday it would not take part in a new round of Gaza ceasefire...
Judge rules UCLA must ensure Jewish students' campus...
California [US], August 15: The University of California in Los Angeles cannot allow pro-Palestinian protesters to block Jewish students from...
WHO declares Mpox global health emergency
Geneva [Switzerland], August 15:The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time...
Thai court dismisses PM Srettha Thavisin
Bangkok [Thailand], August 15: Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and ruled he "grossly" violated ethics...
Israel publishes plan for new West Bank settlement
Jerusalem [Israel], August 15: Israel has published plans for one of its proposed new settlements in the occupied West Bank,...
U.S. navy's new missile could shift balance in...
Washington [US], August 15: The U.S. Navy's deployment of new extremely long-range air-to-air missiles in the Indo-Pacific could erase China's...
Sudan peace talks begin without key parties
Khartoum [Sudan], August 15: Fresh peace talks aimed at ending Sudan's 16-month war have started although neither warring side has...
WHO Director-General declares Mpox outbreak public health emergency...
Geneva [Switzerland], August 15: World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of...
Rulers of Emirates condole with King of Jordan...
Emirates [UAE], August 15: Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates have sent messages of condolences...
UAE, United States, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, African...
Dubai [UAE], August 15: The United Arab Emirates, United States, Switzerland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the African Union,...
UAE condemns storming of Al-Aqsa mosque courtyard by...
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 15: The UAE has strongly condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa mosque courtyard by an Israeli minister...
Biden calls Ukraine incursion 'a real dilemma for...
New York [US], August 14: Ukraine's military incursion into Russia has "created a real dilemma" for Russian President Vladimir Putin,...
More than 1,000 arrested following UK riots
London [UK], August 14: British authorities have now arrested more than 1,000 people following days of rioting involving violence, arson...
Canadian immigration minister says temporary worker program needs...
Ottawa [Canada], August 14: Canada's temporary foreign worker program is not fatally flawed but is "in need of reform," the...
Japan PM Kishida to resign in September
Tokyo [Japan], August 14: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down as ruling party leader in September, media reported...
UN chief calls for Security Council reforms, push...
New York [US], August 14: The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has called for a permanent seat for Africa at...
Maldivian President Muizzu reaffirms commitment to strengthening historical...
Male [Maldives], August 14: Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu reaffirmed his administration's full commitment to strengthening the historic and close connections...
French minister calls on 'republican parties' to unite...
Paris [France], August 14: French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne on Tuesday called on the country's "republican parties" to overcome their...
Ukraine 'controls 74 communities' in Kursk as evacuations...
Kiev [Ukraine], August 14: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said his country's forces have seized dozens of Russian localities...
Palestinian leader Abbas welcomes Russian 'support' on Moscow...
Moscow [Russia], August 14: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Moscow, saying that Russia...
Greece to assist displaced residents as EU sends...
Athens [Greece], August 14: Greek authorities on Tuesday announced measures to assist displaced people driven from their homes by catastrophic...
Norwegian sneaks onto planes without ticket
Munich[Germany], August 14: A 39-year-old Norwegian man managed to board planes at Munich Airport twice without a valid ticket, police...
Israeli crowds storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, West Bank villages
Gaza [Palestine], August 14: Israeli crowds have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, as well as villages in...
Yemen flooding leaves 57 dead: UN
Sanaa [Yemen], August 14: Flooding in Yemen has left at least 57 people dead and thousands displaced, the UN has...
Pakistan, Afghanistan border crossing closed after deadly fire...
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 14: One of two major border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan was closed on Tuesday after a...
Trump criticises EU, Harris in X interview
London [UK], August 14: Donald Trump has criticised the European Union and his Democratic opponents during a delayed, two-hour conversation...
WHO convenes emergency committee amid international mpox outbreak
Geneva [Switzerland], August 14: Cases of the infectious viral disease mpox are continuing to occur around the world, the World...